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Apple Crumble

A warm apple crumble made with cinnamon and raisins, then covered with a crispy, crunchy, cinnamon sugar crumble topping. It's the perfect dessert for those chilly fall and winter nights!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Apple dessert, Apple recipe, Autumn Dessert, Fall Dessert, Fall flavors
Prep Time 25 minutes
Servings 8 people

Ingredients

Apple Filling

  • 5-6 medium/large apples,peeled, cored, and sliced very thinly into quarter moons
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • juice of half a lemon

Apple Crumble Topping

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cubed(kept cold)
  • 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
  • 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1 tbsp ground cinnamon

Instructions

PREP INSTRUCTIONS

  • Preheat oven to 350F.
  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Spray a 8x8 baking dish with baking spray, then place on the lined baking sheet. Set aside.
  • Peel your apples. It’s okay if a little bit of peel is left on there.
  • Slice the peeled apples very thinly -- not quite paper thin, but almost. I like to make half moon slices, then cut the half moons into quarters.
  • Cut your butter into cubes, then place back in the fridge to keep cold until ready to bake.

BAKING INSTRUCTIONS

  • Make the apple filling: Place sliced apples in a medium/large bowl, then add the raisins and the lemon juice. Mix fruit to coat, then add the ¼ cup granulated sugar and mix to coat again. Set aside at room temperature.
  • Make the crumble topping: In another medium bowl, mix together the oats, flour, ¼ cup granulated sugar, brown sugar, and cinnamon.
  • Take the cold, cubed butter out of the fridge and use a pastry blender to cut the butter into the crumble topping. (You can use a fork, but a pastry blender works best.) Cut butter into the mixture until it makes coarse crumbs.
  • Pour the apple filling into the prepared 8x8 baking dish resting on the lined baking sheet. Smooth filling into an even layer, making sure some of the raisins are on the top.
  • Sprinkle handfuls of the crumble topping over the apples, making sure to cover every corner of the dish. Use all of the topping!
  • Bake the apple crumble on the lined baking sheet at 350F for 35-40 minutes, or until the filling is hot and bubbling around the edges and the crumble topping is golden and crunchy.
  • Remove apple crumble from oven and set on a wire cooling rack. Let cool for 10 minutes, then serve in bowls with ice cream or whipped cream.